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Notable & Quotable: Restore Western Civ at Stanford

Students seek a vote on requiring two quarters of study.

March 7, 2016 7:12 p.m. ET

From the Stanford Review editorial board’s “The Case for a Western Civilization Requirement at Stanford,” Feb. 21:

National debates erupted over Stanford’s decision to remove Western Culture requirements during the 1980s. We believe the University must reignite a national debate and reinstate a Western Civilization requirement....